romcom好治愈啊啊啊 You like because, and you love despite. You like someone because of all of their qualities, and you love someone despite some of their qualities.
You can see it did try to dumb it down a bit on the conspiracy part to cater for the less politically sensitive crowd, but it didn't stop it from being a captivating and illuminating show. The resignation speech was very powerful. "Let's stop scorching the earth between us, but spend every day finding common grounds." The creation of a female character as Carrie is itself something revolutionary, an unbiased and genuine display of a strong and independent woman.